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What was the last ever Speccy game you bought?I think the last game I ever bought was Captain Blood. Back then I found it a bit boring, great to look at, but boring. I think I'd probably find i…
My last one was Cray-5, with Balachor Returns and Genesis not too long before that.
But my memory is terrible from the Speccy era first time round, I'm not even sure I bought [i]one[/i] myself or just got my brother's cast offs. -
What's the longest time you've spent playing a game?There's a similar discussion going on in the SFX forums right now and I thought I'd start it here. Around 1990, I spent about 9 or 10 hours playing …
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Matching calls and returnsHi all, A pretty fundamental question here that I probably should have sorted by now. I've noticed how much the stack has built out in my current g…
... series of matched calls and returns.
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Dizzy Returns on Kickstarter[url]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theolivertwins/dizzy-returns[/url]
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New Game: BALACHOR'S REVENGEBalachor is back.. Here it is..! [B]Balachor's Revenge[/B], the sequel to Catacombs of Balachor. By me & Rorthron - our second game. [IMG]http://i10…
... .. Here it is..! [B]Balachor's Revenge[/B], the sequel ... to Catacombs of Balachor. By me & Rorthron - our ... . The aim is to find Balachor in his lair and work ... -
WinCE Emulator HELP PLZZZ!!!I have LG Phenom Handheld. Just installed Spectrum Emu for WinCE. When I try to load game it looks like it is loading but very quickly and then scree…
... very quickly and then screen returns to blank with Copyright string ... -
Read This!.......Looking through some emulation sites and came across this in NEWS section.... Spectrum returns! Amstrad are planning on reviving the Spectrum and S…
... NEWS section....
Spectrum returns!
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An old favourite returns...(again)Whilst in the games section of my local HMV store earlier today, I had a look at the "new releases" poster, and was stopped dead in my tracks. On Aug…
Whilst in the games section of my local HMV store earlier today, I had a look at the "new releases" poster, and was stopped dead in my tracks. On August 9th, for the Gameboy Advance, MANIC MINER is being released!!! And yes, it is THAT Manic Miner, as I ... -
"La Abad?a del Crimen" - English versionOK, I've started a new thread for this, as the discussion about "La Abad?a" in the [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?mode=vie…
... *t :D
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Gamestyle ReturnsGuys, we have just launched a new version of [url="http://www.gamestyle.net"]http://www.gamestyle.net[/url] as we lost our design files when our serv…
Guys, we have just launched a new version of [url="http://www.gamestyle.net"]http://www.gamestyle.net[/url] as we lost our design files when our server was hacked back in July.
The retro section is coming along nicely.
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TC2068 port 0xf5With regard to the TC2068, [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/reference/tmxreference.htm"]the FAQ[/url] ("Sound chip" section) says "IN F5h alw…
... " section) says "IN F5h always returns 255."
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Mysterious bit of codeHi everyone, I found the follow piece of code in a game and was wondering what it does. ld bc,40ffh ld e,40h loop ld a,r …
... round for ages, and then returns.
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need help with speed optimization. this procedure draws a sprite with mask from memory onto the screen with x-coordinate in pixels. it doesn't shift sprites in realtime, it just uses …
... /> RET Z
CALL DRAWCH1 ;returns an address of next bottom ... -
DelphiSpec problemMaybe someone knows that problem with the emulator DelphiSpec? After some seconds of emulation it begins to produce strange noise (similar to helicop…
... for some seconds, but then returns ;(
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Can anyone help?Got a bit of a recurrent problem here when it comes to duplicating the Cronosoft tapes, i was wondering if anyone can help. I'm getting loads of ret…
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UKretro.co.uk - Stock AddedHi, The latest additions to our site are listed below, Best Wishes Mike [url="http://www.UKretro.co.uk"]www.UKretro.co.uk[/url] PS We will be exhi…
... Wrestlemania - SNES - PAL?
Batman Returns - SNES - PAL?
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Lerm MicroMate - SDPHi All, I'm having a go at preserving a microdrive version of Lerm MicroMate. I?ve got a few problems, though, as the software has been unbelievably…
... cartridge cannot be catalogued- this returns a "K Invalid colour" error ... -
how do i read the keyboard in assembly? here is the code i tried writting to find out the value of a key call 28f (hex) loop: ld a,255 cp e jr z loop ld (50000),e ret notes from what i …
... doesn't wait but immedilty returns. what am i doing wrong ... -
What Spectrum games have yet to be bettered on any machine?What Spectrum games do you think are still better than any other of their types, on any machine? I mean, Turbo Esprit is an absolute classic, but I t…
... , the commercial one (The Sentinel Returns) and the freeware remake (The ... were nice, but the Sentinel Returns was vastly cut down (only ... -
Scanner problemI recently brought a cheap second hand scanner its a umax astra 2100U. It was fine for a week or so and then it started making a squeaking noise when…
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Why I Hate PC WorldI detest PC World for the following reasons: 1. Repeatedly poor service. 2. Selling me a 1Gb SD memory card for ?60, when I could have bought it for…
ROM paging questionAssuming the Spectrum 128 memory map and port addresses, but two custom ROMs in place of the normal Editor and BASIC, what is the most efficient way …
... those two bytes when it returns.
The RAM part ...A View to a Kill - Spin Emulator (Problem)Hi, I downloaded A View to a Kill from the Spectrum Archive and I'm trying to get it to work using the Spin emulator. However, it starts off fine b…
... do), but then it just returns me to a gray screen ...Futurama Returns![url="http://slashdot.org/articles/06/03/19/1417253.shtml"]http://slashdot.org/articles/06/03/19/1417253.shtml[/url] "Another 26 episodes of Futuram…
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"Another 26 episodes of Futurama will shortly go into production! This news comes from none other than Billy West (voice of ...Best version of The Sentinel?Which version of The Sentinel is the best? I have tried the Spectrum, CPC, PC, ST and C64 versions, and of them I still prefer the Spectrum version. …
... /> I do have the Sentinel Returns, the commercial PC remake, as ...ANN: Tipshop updated Friday, 28 April 2006Friday 28 April 2006 Less of a major update this month, compared to some of the others. Still a goodie, though! * The folks at CASA have been busy.…
... , Gize , Mechanic Harry , Mutiny! , Tax Returns ,
Underworld - The Village and ...Sensi returnsSensible Soccer 2006. video here... [url]http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=137800[/url] looks amazing.
Sensible Soccer 2006.
video here... [url]http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=137800[/url]
looks amazing.MAME on the Spectrum?Yes, I know it's currently AY's job to make ludicrous posts (a position he's filling in very well, until TKRAP returns), but just out of interest, if…
... in very well, until TKRAP returns), but just out of interest ...Superman ReturnsOnly two weeks to go! I can't wait for this. At last we'll get a proper sequel to Superman II and we can forget about the crap Richard Pryor travesty…
Only two weeks to go! I can't wait for this. At last we'll get a proper sequel to Superman II and we can forget about the crap Richard Pryor travesty forever. :)
Is anyone else excited about it?Superman Returns ** Major Spoilers **I went to see it earlier tonight and it was good, not quite as good as the originals were but they were of a different time so that's to be expected.…
I went to see it earlier tonight and it was good, not quite as good as the originals were but they were of a different time so that's to be expected. The scene where Lex Luthor kicked the absolute shit out of Superman was brilliantly violent. I loved it. ...